krutovsdonut
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i see no reason to mock sevarelli's appearance. it's enough to consistently spell his name wrong.
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strattonius
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He insulted our fanbase by essentially calling us rich yuppies with no blue collar working class. Then the other morning he couldn't fathom why our 'overly sensitive' fanbase would take issues with such a statement. Basically gaslighting anyone that would be offended.
And it is offensive. This type 2 diabetic in his 30's is trying to insult an entire working class of people that live in one of the most expensive cities in the world. A blue collar class of people working their ass off to make ends meet and sustain a family. It's a jungle out here and life is really hard.
When you question people's work ethic and cast them as over privileged you're never going to be forgiven or forgotten. Brough can sit there and fake laugh and pretend everyone will come around but we won't.
And it is offensive. This type 2 diabetic in his 30's is trying to insult an entire working class of people that live in one of the most expensive cities in the world. A blue collar class of people working their ass off to make ends meet and sustain a family. It's a jungle out here and life is really hard.
When you question people's work ethic and cast them as over privileged you're never going to be forgiven or forgotten. Brough can sit there and fake laugh and pretend everyone will come around but we won't.
AwesomeInTheory
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You can also evaluate it based off of performance.
If the only thing you have as a counter argument is 'well, he's got great intangibles' it's probably not a good sign.
I'm aware of what role a coach plays, but if we're talking about a guy who, according to you, was a defensive stalwart, is a 'student of the game', and, according to the other guy, 'focuses on the little things', a defensively poor team that is undisciplined and loses a lot does not support it.
It's also utterly bizarre 2 of you have been asked to answer what is a 'good' coach and all you're focusing on is puffing up Green.
Surely you don't have gigs of child pornography on a hard drive at your home, right?
This is the sort of loaded (stupid) question that isn't applicable to the discussion. I hope by providing an equally loaded example you'll be able to understand the point I'm trying to make.
I've said nothing about '2 minute fluff pieces', I said nothing about whatever nonsense you're attributing to me. All you're offering up is speculation with zero basis for it beyond wishful thinking.
None of which really applies to what I was saying. Again, if your answer as to why is he a good coach is because of intangibles, and then you acknowledge that they aren't things I can see, how the f*** are you able to make that determination, presuming you also cannot see these things?
Is it so hard to ask for people to back up their claims instead of having people cherry pick minor details and twist them like they're taffy?
From what I understand is Travis Green is a good coach for reasons we cannot see or fathom. There is no proof of this because it is unknowable and impossible to see and there is no way to actually demonstrate this.
Sounds like bullshit to me.
Brookbank
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The thing about the goaltending is, there was no depth last year. And they faked it till the made it to the final. There was no excuse for it last year. And yet, when goalies like Lankinen are available for sub a million bucks, they do the exact same this year.
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Diamonddog01
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Very risky contract imo. I thought their UFA signings were quite good but when you add up Swayman, Zadorov and Lindholm it's a lot of cap tied up in players who could regress.
Risky in terms of goalies inconsistency these days. He's what like 25/26 so it's not a deal that you are concerned about him breaking down at the end of it. But, he's hasn't shouldered a big load before.
Jerry the great
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Lindholm has regressed since 21/22, the Bruins are paying an insane price to bet on him bouncing back. The other two contracts aren't bad IMO, though I don't see the Bruins as a legitimate contender unless Poitras and Lohrei are both home runs.
Billy Kvcmu
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It's a risk in Boston but for Swayman it's really in line with every other young semi-proven skater that's getting $8M/yr contracts. Dylan Guenther for example only has 78 NHL games and just got a $57M contract. It's probably from a lack of good young goaltending talent in recent years, but the Swayman camp has to be looking at contracts like that and figuring something like a 3 year $15-18M contract that most fans would be comfortable with isn't going to cut it.
Hansen
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This is the problem and they do it one step at a time.
Bringing in Bryam last season was a step in the right direction but their forward group as a whole just has zero intensity it seems especially in the top 6.
Then again maybe NJ really is going to be that good this year but that second game was yikes.
Justin Holl and his 2 years at 3.4MM on waivers as well.
One of the great Yzerplan moves was signing this guy.
One of the great Yzerplan moves was signing this guy.
Apparently they are a thing though.
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If one takes off the homer glasses and realizes how close the Oilers got to winning last year with a mangled Draisatil and no Kane then they would see why the Oilers are favoured by many to come out of the West,
Didn't seem to hurt them last year as Skinner started 57 games and Pickard 20.
After that long Stanley cup run and shortened offseason, have fun trying to get Skinner to go like 60 games.
krutovsdonut
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that would be the most disappointing halloween treat ever to bite into.Apparently they are a thing though.
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Who knows but I don't think that it's going to be a problem and goalies are out there, the Oilers are going to live and die on the health of their 2 stars and then some reliable depth.
krutovsdonut
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the curse of the 2.5-3.5m signing of a player who is better than replacement at the time but not actually good.
No doubt even with the skin off and deep-fried...man the whole bloomin onion thing sounds great but then it isn't.
Now I want some good onion rings.....
SelltheTeamFrancesco
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Yes bringing in another defence man that doesn't play defence on a team full of them is a step in the right direction.
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